Kevin ‘Dasher’ Wheatley VC is one of the most extraordinary characters in Australian history. Dasher was a husband, father, champion footballer and one of the finest soldiers this country has ever produced. The story of his sacrifice is used by the ADF as a perfect example of valour and mateship to this day. Although he is one of the most famous Victoria Cross recipients of all time, his story has never been fully told. Until now.Dasher: The Kevin Wheatley VC Story was written with...

When a story is written with a child or children in mind, one which may be read to them or which they will read, to the question "Who is it for", "Whoever!" is not a fair reply. To questions about their age or reading age, "No particular age in mind! would again suggest a question avoided. But, in every case, there will be exceptions: for chronological age, for reading age, for degree of literacy, since these notably do not coincide, leaving open the question: "have we already missed an op...

Without words, apps would be an unusable jumble of shapes and icons, while voice interfaces and chatbots wouldn't even exist. Words make software human–centered, and require just as much thought as the branding and code. This book will show you how to give your users clarity, test your words, and collaborate with your team. You'll see that writing is designing.

Kevin ‘Dasher’ Wheatley VC is one of the most extraordinary characters in Australian history. Dasher was a husband, father, champion footballer and one of the finest soldiers this country has ever produced. The story of his sacrifice is used by the ADF as a perfect example of valour and mateship to this day. Although he is one of the most famous Victoria Cross recipients of all time, his story has never been fully told. Until now.Dasher: The Kevin Wheatley VC Story

Stacey Casey’s father is a terrible inventor. But now, despite years of failed inventions, he has created a functioning time machine. Well…kind of!Stacey Casey is a fun and adventurous middle grade series that will take kids on a wild ride into the past.Oliver is lost in time, now Stacey must find a way to save him without falling into a deadly trap or destroying the universe. With the help of an old man version of Oliver, the characters must travel back to 1964 to rescue h...

Stacey Casey is a fun and adventurous middle grade series that will take kids on a wild ride into the past.On their journey, readers will discover surprising and sometimes hidden and fascinating historical facts. Stacey and her friend Oliver travel back in time where they encounter villains, heroes, tantalising mysteries and intriguing adventures that will keep kids guessing. The Stacey Casey series is a wonderful combination of time travel, friendship, courage, science, history an...

Stacey, Oliver and Mr Casey are 100 million years in the past looking at dinosaurs. Suddenly they find themselves chased by an angry lightning claw and escape by an emergency jump back to 2022. Now they have two problems: a stowaway baby cooperenis and a damaged time machine. To try and fix things they travel back in time to 1880s Australia where they find themselves faced with more challenges - outlaws, explorers and a mystery that could destroy the universe!Stacey Casey is a fun ...

PSILOCYBIN MUSHROOMSPsilocybin mushrooms have been used under therapeutic conditions to treat a wide range of ailments, including obsessive-compulsive disorder, cluster headaches, anxiety, addiction, and depression. They also happen to be one of the world's most popular psychedelics.Inside, you will learn all about these fascinating mushrooms, their history, effects, and many uses. On top of that, you'll also discover how they are cultivated, stored, and be...

Welcome to a new voice in imaginative storytelling. Within this exciting collection of short stories, readers will be entertained and sometimes shocked by the dynamic writing power wielded by this author. The new scorpion of storytelling, where each story has a sting in its tail and a plot to unsettle its reader. A less than ordinary marriage, a disillusioned teacher, a strange meeting in a park to a boy seeking honesty. These tales will leave you thinking long after their reading.

This book constitutes revised selected papers from the workshops Nemesis, UrbReas, SoGood, IWAISe, and Green Data Mining, held at the 18th European Conference on Machine Learning and Knowledge Discovery in Databases, ECML PKDD 2018, in Dublin, Ireland, in September 2018.The 20 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 32 submissions.The workshops included are:Nemesis 2018: First Workshop on Recent Advances in Adversarial Ma...

Veteran journalists Madden & Rappaport deliver a thrilling account of pro football full of 1980s American nostalgia. It's every armchair quarterback's dream to call the plays of their favorite team -- fantasy football come to life! But are the games as fair as they seem? Does the best team really win, or is there someone or something pulling the strings?It's the 1980s and pro football has a stranglehold on the sports world. No league is more popular or powerful. But when two ordina...

Humor, heart, and Shakespeare abound in this middle-grade novel about Angus, a ten-year-old theater fanatic, his struggling family, and his changing relationship with big brother Liam.Perfect for fans of books that handle difficult subjects and family dynamics in a sensitive way, like Better Nate Than Ever and Rule of Threes.Ten-year-old Angus is unique. He quotes Shakespeare and wants to stage a Werewolf Hamlet play for h...